So... sorta like the NorKs have their own “operating system,” Russia is now going to do the same? Or are they simply stating that they’re going away from Microsoft in the Russian government? That leaves them with little in the way of non-American-owned operating environments unless they develop their own flavor of Linux.
Say what you want about Microsoft, Apple, etc., freedom of choice is what makes America and much of the western world great. If you don’t want it, you don’t have to use it. Microsoft isn’t going to lose sleep over that.
if EVERYONE does it, its a good thing.
The trick is you have to totally commit
There are tons of programs available for Linux that look exactly like Microsoft Office (like OpenOffice)
Which is what 90% of the people need